What does the word gastric mean?
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From Coeliac Axis. To oesophagus and lesser curvature of stomach.
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Of, pertaining to, or from the stomach, as G. glands, G. artery, G. plexus; performed by the stomach, as G. digestion; originating in the stomach or some condition of it, as G. fever, G. asthma. G. crises, see Crisis. G. insufficiency, a condition in which the stomach, though not dilated, is unable to empty itself properly. G. juice, the secretion of the stomach; a clear, thin liquid of sour taste and odor; of sp. gr. 1. 001-1. 010; acid from the presence of free hydrochloric acid( 0. 2 per cent.) and containing but few dissolved solids( chlorides, phosphates, and pepsin). By the combined effect of its pepsin and free acid, it dissolves proteids and converts them into peptone; and by its ferment rennin, it coagulates casein and hence curdles milk. G. tetany, see Tetany.
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Relating to the stomach.
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